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1
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What should you do to prevent red mist? (4 points)

A
  1. Don’t get in a personality conflict with another road user
  2. Be dispassionate and concentrate on your own driving, use neutral non aggressive language
  3. Don’t try and imagine what you’ll find at the incident
  4. Concentrate on driving
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What is the legal tread depth for a motorcar tyre? (Public and Police)

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1.6mm for the Public
3mm for the Police

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What is the system of Car Control a way of? (1 point)

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Approaching and Negotiating Hazards

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Peripheral Vision gives you? (3 Points)

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  1. A sense of speed and road position
  2. Registers the movement of other road users
  3. Acts as a cue for central vision
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5
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When in slippery conditions, what should you use? (1 point)

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High Gears

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6
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To maintain steering control and stability on bends, you should follow … ?

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IPSGA and be able to stop safely within the distance you can see to be clear on your own side of the road

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7
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To avoid being dazzled at night by oncoming vehicles, you should … ? (1 point)

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Look at the near side kerb.

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8
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When reading double warning signs, what order is correct?

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Top to Bottom

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9
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At 70mph you travel?

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31 metres per second

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10
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The purpose of the ‘plan’ is to? (4 points)

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To put you in the:
1. Correct position
2. The correct speed
3. With the correct gear engaged
4. At the correct time
To negotiate hazards safely and effectively

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The purpose of ‘the plan’ is to .. ? (4 points)

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The purpose of the plan is to put you:
1. The correct position
2. At the correct speed
3. With the correct gear engaged
4. At the correct time
To negotiate hazards.

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12
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Complete the road craft statement:
“when applying the system to a left or right turn, choose the appropriate point to accelerate safely and smoothly away from the hazard, paying attention to …. ?
(5 points)

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  1. The amount of acceleration
  2. The nature of the road
  3. The road surface
  4. Traffic conditions ahead
  5. Position and movement of other road users
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13
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Finish the road craft statement:
Processing information is … ?

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Central to the system, it runs through and feeds into all the phases.

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14
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Roadcraft gives advice on using hazard warning lights, what is this advice ? (2 points)

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  1. When moving - on multi lane carriageways to warn people of a hazard ahead
  2. When stopped - alert drivers of your presence.
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15
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What advantages are listed within roadcraft with reference to keeping at a safe distance from the vehicle infront? ( 5 points)

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  1. Have a good view of
  2. You can stop your vehicle safely
  3. Extend your breaking distance to vehicles behind you have more time to react.
  4. You can see when it’s safe to move into overtaking position.
  5. In wet weather, less spray from the vehicle in front.
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Under the heading ‘Decide what to do’, your plan takes into account various factors, what are they? (5 points)

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  1. What you can see
  2. What you can’t see
  3. What you might reasonably expect to happen.
  4. Which hazards represent the greatest risk.
  5. What to do if things turn out different (contingency)
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17
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In reference to the overtaking position, as you move closer to the vehicle in front … ?

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The driver is less likely to realise you want to overtake, be careful not to intimidate the driver.

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18
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When you corner and brake, where does the weight of the car shift to?

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The front and outside of the car.

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19
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If you brake, where does the weight of the car shift to?

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The front.

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20
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What does braking or steering around a corner impact?

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The grip of the tyres, it reduces leaving less room for steering.

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21
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How does excessive breaking and accelerating impact tyre grip and steering?

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It leaves less grip for tyre grip for steering.

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22
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How does decelerating effect tyre grip?

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The front tyres gain grip and the rear tyres lose grip.

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23
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How does accelerating effect tyre grip?

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Rear tyres gain grip, and front tyres lose grip.

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24
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When should you use brakes?

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When you need to make more than a gradual adjustment to speed.

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25
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What is overall stopping distance?

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Thinking distance + stopping distance.

26
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What is thinking distance?

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Distance travelled between observing a need to take action, and taking taking action.

27
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What can the ABS help with?

A

Some steering.

28
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Once you activate ABS, what should you do? (On the brake pedal)

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Maintain maximum pressure.

29
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What are the most common causes of skidding? ( 4 points)

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  1. Driving too fast for the circumstances
  2. Harsh acceleration
  3. Excessive or sudden braking.
  4. Coasts steering (steering too sharply)
30
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What is Aquaplaning?

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When a wedge of water builds up between the front tyres and the road surface.

31
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How should you deal with Aquaplaning?

A

Get off the accelerator.

32
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What is the purpose of you making road signals?

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To inform others of my presence and intentions.

33
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When should you consider making a signal? (2 points)

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When it would benefit other road users and consider when road users can’t see you or you may expect one to appear.

34
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When should you use the horn?
(3 points)

A
  1. On approach to a hazard with a limited view.
  2. Honesty other road users such as pedestrians and cyclists (as a last resort)
  3. Warn occupants of parked vehicles of your presence.
35
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Reapplying the system to leave the roundabout, on leaving the roundabout, you should ? (3 points)

A

Re-apply the system, plan the appropriate lane for your exit, use new side mirror and check blind spot. Signal if beneficial.

36
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Braking or accelerating ad you go round a corner leaves ?

A

Less tyre grip for steering, and this reduces control over your positioning.

37
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You should always follow the safe stopping distance rule: you must always be able to?

A

Stop within the distance you can see on your own side of the road

38
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When positioning your vehicle for cornering, you need to consider three things?

A

Safety,
View
Stability

39
Q

ESP corrects what? And how?

A

Oversteer and understand by breaking on individual wheels to correct the vehicles path.

40
Q

Situational awareness is important because?

A

We need to gather information to make sense of what is going on around us so we can make intelligent decisions.

41
Q

What is stopping distance for travelling at 70mph?

A

96m

42
Q

Areas of white Diagonal striped or chevrons painted on the road are there to ? (2 points)

A

Protect traffic turning
Separate traffic lanes

43
Q

When do you need acceleration sense?

A

In every driving situation, moving, overtaking, complying with speed limits, negotiating hazards and following vehicles

44
Q

A single yellow line at the edge of the road means?

A

No waiting between the times listed.

45
Q

Alertness is best described as ?

A

Being vigilant, and remaining focused, to spot hazards early and leaving nothing to chance

46
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The system of car control increases your safety in constantly changing environments by giving you?

A

Time to react to hazards

47
Q

Road craft states that when you take information you should?

A

Use your mirrors at appropriate points in the systems

48
Q

In relation to crown camber On a left bend it … (in relation to the effect on steering)

A

Increases the effect of your steering because the road slopes doen ?

49
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What are the correct stages of planning? (5 stages)

A

Observe
Anticipate
Plan
Decide
Act

50
Q

Thinking distances varies according to several factors? ( 4 points )

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Attitude
Observation
anticipation
Information processing

51
Q

X on a motorway indicates ?

A

Must not proceed ahead in this lane

52
Q

How does the brain process complex information received through senses ?

A

Brain uses current and past information to understand these situation and decide what to do.

53
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When a road is not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, what advice does roadcraft give?

A

Consider doubling stopping distance to give an oncoming vehicle enough space to stop as well

54
Q

Correct use of the gears depends on accurately matching the gears to … ?

A

The road speed, and using the clutch and accelerator precisely

55
Q

Roadcraft states that you generally have less time to react to hazards coming from the … ?

A

Nearside

56
Q

Roadcraft states by carefully choosing your road position you can …

A

Reduce your risk of having a collision, be aware of hazards on both sides of your vehicle.

57
Q

Finish the statement …
Acceleration sense is the ability to vary vehicle speed in response to changing road or traffic conditions by accurate use of the accelerator, so that you use the brakes less or not at all …

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So that you use the brakes less or not at all.

58
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Position yourself so that you can negotiate hazards safely and smoothly, take account the size of your vehicle and

A

Other road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and children.

59
Q

What is the decision making process? (How does the brain make a decision)

A

Input
Decision making
Output
feedback

60
Q

How does the brain make a decision? (Decision making process)

A

Input
Decision making
Output
Feedback

61
Q

When is the greatest risk of tiredness related collisions?

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11pm and 6am

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